Dee Brown Library is nestled in the heart of southwest Little Rock and offers patrons a wide variety of adult and children's books as well as CDs, DVDs, and videocassettes. The 13,500-square-feet library, which opened in 2002, provides access to public study rooms, a meeting room, and an outside deck and boardwalk that lead from Baseline Road to the library.

People of the Library

Dee Brown was a novelist and historian. His most famous work, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, was published in 1970. Brown retired in Arkansas, his home state, in 1973, where he devoted his time to writing.

News & Announcements

Tax Assistance Available at CALS
Volunteers from Volunteers In Tax Assistance (VITA) / Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) will be at Dee Brown Library, as well as other locations in and around Little Rock, through April 15 to help qualified patrons file their tax returns. ...

Arkansas Gives Day
Mark Your Calendar! Thursday, April 2 is Arkansas Gives Day. On this day, Arkansans will come together as a state to donate to a cause of their choice. Please choose to support the mission of the CALS Foundation, which raises funds to support CALS. ...

Construction on Main Library Parking Deck Has Begun
The Central Arkansas Library System has begun construction on a new parking deck at the corner of Rock Street and President Clinton Avenue. Rock Street is closed from the corner to the alley on the north side of the Main Library to accommodate constr...

CALS Foundation Participates in ArkansasGives
When everyone works together for a common goal, much can be achieved. Arkansans can work together on Thursday, April 2, from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. to help Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) when CALS Foundation will participate in ArkansasGives, a one-...

New CALS Department Offers More Programs for Adults
Community Paint Night, a launch event for Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Community Learning Courses, will be held Tuesday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Hall, 1501 Kavanaugh Ave. A free guided-painting experience with local artists will...